Small rover exploration capabilities

Preliminary study of rescue systems for Mars landing

“…Several categories of vehicle can be used for the rescue: pressurised or not, fully automatic, remotely controlled, or possibly with the two operating modes, depending on the context. According to a previous study, the choice between a pressurised rover and an unpressurised one (or several unpressurised rovers if there are several astronauts) is difficult, see Table 2 [27,28]. According to our assessment, both options provide acceptable rescue solutions.…”